Skills-based hiring is on the rise, especially for digital skills. In fact, 81% of employers now think they should look at skills rather than degrees when hiring. This is a major development as more than 60% of Americans ages 25 and up do not hold a bachelor’s degree. Recent studies show that skills-first hiring criteria is a better predictor of job performance than educational background or work experience, which is leading to both priv...

A new national survey from the Center for Digital Education (CDE) shows why network modernization is back on the radar for higher education leaders. On May 11th, CDE will host a panel of experts to break down the survey findings, analyze what they mean for higher education institutions and offer insights on effective network modernization strategies. Among the trends we’ll examine: The new learning landscape: Classrooms have reopened, bu...

Emails are the frontline of communication with your colleagues and constituents — the place you go to send and receive updates that move matters and projects forward. But here’s the problem: Email software often gets used for much more than sending and receiving email, such as storing, organizing, scheduling and managing lists. Many agencies rely on email platforms to manage documents, but this can result in long-term inefficiencie...

It’s that time again to work with cities across the country to share the innovative work you all do! The Center for Digital Government’s Digital Cities Survey provides the opportunity for city information technology organizations to highlight the great work being done, benchmark with their peers and identify future trends. This year’s survey will inquire about current challenges, ongoing and emerging priorities, and the evolv...

Government agencies and institutions of higher learning are in the people business, with a fundamental mission of providing services to all. But keeping track of this complex set of personas and their associated affiliations and relationships has been a challenging endeavor – until now. Discover how one institution, the University of Colorado, has used Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to construct a real-time, federated view of all data and a...

GovTech’s Digital Government Summits bring together public-sector technologists and leading industry partners to connect and share innovative approaches, get inspired and discover new technologies. Join us and improve the future of government!

With no national government-endorsed identity system, agencies have created a patchwork system across federal, state and local entities. But this approach is no longer viable in an environment where hackers can easily access personally identifiable information online – Compromised identity is the number one attack vector in data breaches. Though the market has responded with some advanced digital identity solutions, they are typically ge...

From renovating a house to hosting events at a public park, there are thousands of scenarios in which a constituent might need to obtain a permit or license. Unfortunately, understanding permitting and licensing needs has traditionally been difficult – And when residents experience trouble navigating the process, they turn to staff for answers, costing your permitting experts tens of thousands of hours every year repeatedly answering the...

IT Leadership Forums bring together current and emerging senior-level technology leaders and the partners that serve them. These invitation-only events provide a space for leaders to collaborate and address the most important policy, management and leadership issues surrounding the future of digital government. Contact us if you’d like to join the conversation!

You've heard it over and over again – Ransomware attacks are both more common and more sophisticated than ever, and even well-protected government organizations are falling victim to this growing threat. You may already have cybersecurity controls and disaster recovery plans in place, or maybe you're developing your cyber response plan. So, what more can you do? Join Government Technology and a panel of data protection experts on May 8,...